Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire opened in the mid-‘90s and was decommissioned in 2023 before being repowered and brought back onstream in late
The analysis found a total 99.9% material recovery – calculating that 79.5% of the wind farm’s components were recycled and 20.4% were reused or retained as spare parts, keeping nearly all material out of landfills.
It also confirmed that 100% of the recycling and component retention took place within the UK, supporting domestic green jobs and at least 10 supply chain companies.
That’s a lot better than I would have expected
Full report “Onshore Wind: (Re)powering the future” here, PDF!!! here
That’s a lot better than I would have expected
Full report “Onshore Wind: (Re)powering the future” here, PDF!!! here
Lots of down-cycling though, so it sounds better than it is IMHO.
I’d rather that than landfill, though. Today the tree tops, tomorrow the stars, as they say:)